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> Doctors are well paid in the US but they are typically not rich. What doctors do you know? My friends who are just getting out of residency and such are maki
by ashelmire 8y ago
> Doctors are well paid in the US but they are typically not rich.
What doctors do you know? My friends who are just getting out of residency and such are making a few hundred thousand a year. My college roommate’s father was an anesthesiologist making $800k/year.
Just because they don’t draw attention to themselves with ostentatious vehicles doesn’t mean they couldn’t afford to (the anesthesiologist only had a Porsche for each of his kids).
- cm2187 8y agoThe first result on google (that I don't particularly vouch for) seems more in line with what I would expect: https://www.sokanu.com/careers/doctor/salary/ https://www.sokanu.com/careers/doctor/salary/ So between $200k-400k depending on seniority and speciality. It's not really outrageous compared to other, highly educated professions.
- ashelmire 8y agoNot outrageous, but that puts all of them in the top 4% of US incomes, and after a decade or two of that basically all should be counting a few million in assets. That’s rich and far, far beyond average in this country let alone the world. Compare to other first world nations where doctors typically make half that (or less), but probably aren’t saddled with the unreasonable educational expenses.